PREDICTIVE TESTING AND EXISTENTIAL ABSURDITY: RESONANCES BETWEEN EXPERIENCES AROUND GENETIC DIAGNOSIS AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF ALBERT CAMUS
Predictive genetic testing may confront those affected with difficult life situations that they have not experienced before. These life situations may be interpreted as ‘absurd’. In this paper we present a case study of a predictive test situation, showing the perspective of a woman going through th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2011
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Bioethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 25, Issue: 6, Pages: 342-350 |
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Narrative Ethics
B Absurdity B patient perspective B Albert Camus B Alienation B Hermeneutics B Genetic Diagnosis B predictive testing |
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